Booting from a USB drive on a Chromebook allows you to run a different operating system or perform recovery tasks without making changes to the Chromebook’s internal storage. This can be useful for troubleshooting, installing a new operating system, or running specialized software.
To boot from a USB drive on a Chromebook, you will need a USB drive that is formatted in FAT32 or exFAT format and contains the operating system or recovery image that you want to boot from. Once you have prepared your USB drive, follow these steps: